How to Automate Chapter Headers in InDesign
See the most efficient way to automate numbered chapter headers using Text Variables in InDesign.
In this InDesign “Three Minutes Max” video, Laurie Ruhlin shows how to automate numbered chapter headers. She then takes it a step further and explains how to feed chapter names into a running header (or footer).
This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on December 3, 2021
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